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authorities storm the bunker after negotiation with suspect jimmie lee dykes broke down. officials are not releasing any details on the rate but they say he was shot and killed. police and family of a boy named ethan are just glad he is safe. >> he is happy to be home. he is very excited. like a said, he is happy to be home. and he looks good. he looks good. >> ethan's six birthday is tomorrow. the investigators have many days of work still ahead of them at the crime scene. >> a push for gun control -- reveals january was the second highest month on record for gun background checks, according to the fbi. more than 2.4 million background checks will profit -- process through the national and state from a back road test -- check system and december was the number one record-setting month with 2.7 million. that was after the deadly shooting in the town bank, connecticut. >> and the risk of a national financial crisis the federal government is accusing standard and poor's of civil fraud. the government said the rating agency gave high marks to risky mortgage bonds and that he
authorities storm the bunker after negotiation with suspect jimmie lee dykes broke down. officials are not releasing any details on the rate but they say he was shot and killed. police and family of a boy named ethan are just glad he is safe. >> he is happy to be home. he is very excited. like a said, he is happy to be home. and he looks good. he looks good. >> ethan's six birthday is tomorrow. the investigators have many days of work still ahead of them at the crime scene. >>...
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authorities stormed the bunker on monday after negotiations with suspect jimmy lee dykes deteriorated and he was seen holding a gun. he was killed. he kidnapped the boy last week after he shot and killed a school bus driver. the child's 6 the birthday of small. it's homeland security secretary janet napolitano will spend another day inspecting the u.s. border with mexico. she will visit el paso, texas today. she talked about what she calls dramatic improvements in border security. she says big investments in border enforcement have led to a huge drop in the flow of illegal immigrants and the lack of violence in major border cities. the senate has approved a bill to increase security at u.s. embassies and diplomatic missions worldwide. the legislation comes in the wake of last september's attack in benghazi, libya, but killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. the extra security will be paid for with surplus funds no longer needed in iraq. the bill now heads to the house. this is always different topic. if you're on a long international flight, there's a screaming
authorities stormed the bunker on monday after negotiations with suspect jimmy lee dykes deteriorated and he was seen holding a gun. he was killed. he kidnapped the boy last week after he shot and killed a school bus driver. the child's 6 the birthday of small. it's homeland security secretary janet napolitano will spend another day inspecting the u.s. border with mexico. she will visit el paso, texas today. she talked about what she calls dramatic improvements in border security. she says big...
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the suspect, identified as jimmy lee dykes reportedly has a history of mental problems. he may have been due in court today on menacing charges. >>> the first congressional hearing on gun violence since the connecticut school shooting is being held today. the head of the nra will ask congress not to blame law-abiding gun owners for the recent shooootings. while mark kelly and gabby giffords are expected to push for universal back ground checks and limits on high capacity magazines. >>> in medical news, you may want to ask you boss for an earlier lunch hour. people on a diet who eat lunch early end up losing more weight than those that eat late in the afternoon. the body processes sugar differently te pending on time of day. >>> and finally, wow, the definition of american heroism. form eer soldier brendan marroc made a point of wheeling himself sp a press conference on tuesday. he was using transplanted arms. he lost his arms and legs in 2009. that has not stopped him. >> not having arms takes so much away from you. even your personality. i have oversome so much in the l
the suspect, identified as jimmy lee dykes reportedly has a history of mental problems. he may have been due in court today on menacing charges. >>> the first congressional hearing on gun violence since the connecticut school shooting is being held today. the head of the nra will ask congress not to blame law-abiding gun owners for the recent shooootings. while mark kelly and gabby giffords are expected to push for universal back ground checks and limits on high capacity magazines....
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lee dykes. gio benitez has the latest. >> reporter: when will this little boy with autism be let go. police say he's not been physically harmed. this morning, drones like this are flying over the homemade underground bunker where police say this man, jimmy lee dykes, is holding a 5-year-old boy named ethan hostage. it's been seven days since he stormed a school bus here in midland city, threatening the students on board before killing the driver and kidnapping ethan. >> he's like, i'll kill y'all. >> reporter: police admit they have little to go on. few demands, no motive. no sense of when the standoff may end. >> it gives them more time to study the bunker. has he booby trapped the door? >> reporter: dykes is holding the boy in a remote part of southern alabama. they've been communicating with him through a ventilation pipe that leads to the bunker. they've used to it send the child comfort item, a red hot wheels car, potato chips, medicine. over the weekend, a press conference to thank the hos
lee dykes. gio benitez has the latest. >> reporter: when will this little boy with autism be let go. police say he's not been physically harmed. this morning, drones like this are flying over the homemade underground bunker where police say this man, jimmy lee dykes, is holding a 5-year-old boy named ethan hostage. it's been seven days since he stormed a school bus here in midland city, threatening the students on board before killing the driver and kidnapping ethan. >> he's like,...
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jimmy lee dykes is said to be making the child as comfortable as possible, allowing police to send down crackers, even a hot wheels car. we're told that dykes has demanded that a reporter be sent down to speak with him. meanwhile, funeral services were held yesterday for the school bus driver dykes is accused of shooting. you have to wonder the psyche of that little boy. seven days down there now. no end in sight. and according to some reports, that bunker is well stocked. this could drag on for weeks and weeks. >> the only thing that we worry about is the little boy and that he's being kept as comfortable as possible. that's all we can hope and pray for at this point. and the fact the police are asking us to prarks it's hard to take. >>> police in turkey are questioning at least 11 suspects in the death of a woman who vanished before she was returned to home. she suffered a fate'll blow to the head. she was seen on surveillance video walking through a mall. detectives are still trying to figure out why her passport and her cell phone were left behind in her hotel room. >>> top leaders
jimmy lee dykes is said to be making the child as comfortable as possible, allowing police to send down crackers, even a hot wheels car. we're told that dykes has demanded that a reporter be sent down to speak with him. meanwhile, funeral services were held yesterday for the school bus driver dykes is accused of shooting. you have to wonder the psyche of that little boy. seven days down there now. no end in sight. and according to some reports, that bunker is well stocked. this could drag on...
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. >> reporter: tuesday afternoon, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes stormed on to a school bus. >> believe the children, a child is on the line with us advising that the bus driver's been shot. >> reporter: that driver, charles polan was shot dead. before dykes took ethan to the bunker. >> he's t steps made out of cinder blocks going down to it. >> reporter: neighbors say dykes has isolated himself in the bunker for as long as eight days before. he may have enough supplies to last weeks. today, why do we know so little about dykes? >> one of the reasons they're keeping the negotiations close to the vest and not releasing his picture is to try to ins plate the situation as much as possible so they don't have a situation to deal with his anger and rage. >> ethan's mom did want me to convey a message to the community and the people of this area. that she's extremely grateful for all the prars that that's what's getting her through. >> reporter: meanwhile, children are trying to understand why this happened to their friend. >> he always plays at my house. i miss him. i miss him a lot. >> repor
. >> reporter: tuesday afternoon, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes stormed on to a school bus. >> believe the children, a child is on the line with us advising that the bus driver's been shot. >> reporter: that driver, charles polan was shot dead. before dykes took ethan to the bunker. >> he's t steps made out of cinder blocks going down to it. >> reporter: neighbors say dykes has isolated himself in the bunker for as long as eight days before. he may have enough...
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police say the suspect, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes likely has enough food and supplies to remain under ground for weeks. dykes has been communicating with police through a pipe extending from the bunker to the surface. the child has autism. dykes has allowed the boy to watch television. >> god would intervene in this situation. >> reporter: praying for the 5-year-old boy, being held by the man who abducted him at gun point tuesday afternoon. nearly 40 hours have passed since charles poland heroically tried to prevent the kidnapping. but he was shot to death. now, all of the fears are on the boy's safety. >> pray. >> reporter: what do police do now? >> i believe in prayer. i pray that we resolve this peaceably. we have a lot of people here. a lot of volunteers. a lot of law enforcement agencies here to do what they can to get this job done. >> reporter: former fbi lead hostage negotiator, chris boss, says it is essential for police to be patient. >> the more patience they take, is less likely they are to the make mistakes. >> reporter: right now, the question is why? what is the motive?
police say the suspect, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes likely has enough food and supplies to remain under ground for weeks. dykes has been communicating with police through a pipe extending from the bunker to the surface. the child has autism. dykes has allowed the boy to watch television. >> god would intervene in this situation. >> reporter: praying for the 5-year-old boy, being held by the man who abducted him at gun point tuesday afternoon. nearly 40 hours have passed since...